Rear Red Fog Light (havn't the foggiest where it is):-)

[Andrew]

Hello people. Car is in for MOT but they and I can't for the life of me find the rear red fog light! The car has been in the UK since 1990 so it must have passed the MOT a gazillion times. Does anyone know of a quick solution like a wireless fog light from amazon or something?

 

[Chevrolet]

A thousand years ago, Keith at Eurovettes gave me a rear red fog light on my '85 C4. Involved using one of the two clear reversing lights at the side of the number plate. Keith wired it up with an illuminating (when turned on) switch under the dash, and painting the inside of the reversing light lens clear red.

 

[Andrew]

Thank you- this is great- ill email the MOT garage. I do love Keef from eurovettes too. I havnt known him for 1000 years though.

 

[Chevrolet]

Have you just got the car Andrew? Haven't had to MoT it before? I was wondering if it may be set up like above already, and just the red paint in the reversing light lens had faded? Can't see an "unidentified "switch in the cabin (under the dash?)? Are both those rear reversing lights on the car working as such?

 

[Andrew]

i got the car last march. It failed MOT in a garage in Aldershot on wobbly hweel bearings. I then spend 1000 years under the car replacing ball joints and rear bearings. But it didnt fail last time on fog light

 

[Andrew]

Garage are happy that wheels are rock solid.- will get them to look under dash

 

[Steven Smith]

As others have said, I just fitted a red lamp in one reverse light and put an illuminated switch under the dashboard, that can be pulled out at MOT time.

The "add on" fog lamp, bottom left by exhaust on picture, was removed just after this picture was taken.

 

[Andrew]

thanks Steven for photo and Chevrolet for advice

 

[Andrew]

Hi Steven, please can you tell me where your rear fog kit came from and how you fitted it or who did it for you. Where did you roiute the cables and get pwer from? i saw this on a delorean wesbite in the UK. would this £29.99 kit do the trick?

 

[Steven Smith]

I did this a few years ago now.
I removed one of the reverse light lamps and replaced it with a red one, then disconnected the positive feed to that light. I obtained a switched positive supply from under the steering column, fitted a fuse and an switch (with indicator light) and ran that to the new fog light.
I didn't want the switch on display so it just tucks into the hush panel so can be hidden when not wanted.
You will only need a red lamp, fuse, switch, positive wire and some electrical connectors.

 

[Andrew]

Hi Steven, thank you-does it have to be a super bright red bulb? Any links to what you bought would be valued. I thought it would be clever of me to have bought all the bits ready for an automotive electrican to come and do the job.

 

[Steven Smith]

Hi Steven, thank you-does it have to be a super bright red bulb? Any links to what you bought would be valued. I thought it would be clever of me to have bought all the bits ready for an automotive electrican to come and do the job.

I just purchased a standard red lamp from Euro car parts, can't remember if it was single or double filament.